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Schools across Illinois to be trained in Cardiac Emergency Response Plans
CHICAGO (CBS) — There is a new, landmark bill headed to Governor JB Pritzker's desk focused on saving lives in schools.It focuses on cardiac health.There've been many stories of students or teachers who fall to sudden cardiac arrest on campus.And you're about to hear from two of them who survived. Heather Baker was a school administrator in a small town outside Rockford, and Maddox McCubbbin was a high schooler in Moline."When I went into my period six study hall near the end of class, I collapsed, and my heart had stopped. Really, the only reason that I am alive is because...
Elementary school pen pals in Illinois and California bridge language, geography divides
VIOLA, Ill. — Two elementary classrooms, nearly 2,000 miles apart, are finding new ways to bridge the barriers that divide them. For the past three years, students in Stephanie Hampton's third grade class in Viola, Illinois, have been pen pals with Jennifer DiGioia's second graders in Montclair, California. The students are individually paired with a cross-country companion and send letters to each other about once a month.
The 5 Peoria-area Class 1A and 2A baseball teams in 2024 IHSA sectional title games
It's time for the Sweet Sixteen in the Illinois High School Association small-school baseball postseason. After sectional semifinals on Wednesday, there are 16 teams remaining in both Class 1A and Class 2A. Among Peoria-area schools, Delavan takes on Jacksonville Routt and St. Bede plays Annawan/Wethersfield in Class 1A, while Peoria Notre Dame faces Illini West in Class 2A.
Meet the new athletic director at University of Illinois Springfield: Mike Hermann
Mike Hermann was announced as the new University of Illinois Springfield athletic director on Thursday. Hermann, who will take over June 17 following approval by the board of trustees, is wrapping up his third year as the senior associate athletic director for external operations at University of the Pacific in California.
Class 1A and 2A baseball state finals in Peoria: Tickets, matchups, directions
The 2024 Illinois High School Association Class 1A and 2A baseball state finals are May 31 and June 1 at Dozer Park in Peoria, home of the St. Louis Cardinals Single-A affiliate the Peoria Chiefs. Here is everything you need to know about the tournaments — including scores, schools, matchups, tickets, streaming, weather and directions to...
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